Man arrested in connection with Possilpark death

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in the Possilpark area of Glasgow. Steven Russell, 20, was found with serious injuries in Bardowie Street on 10 February. He died later in hospital. The man who has been arrested is expected to appear at [...]

2017-02-24T05:01:31+00:0024 February 2017|

Paolo Nutini arrested over 'traffic offences'

Singer Paolo Nutini has been arrested over alleged traffic offences. The 30-year-old - whose third album Caustic Love topped the charts in 2014 - was arrested in his home town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, on Tuesday. Police Scotland said: "We can confirm that a 30-year-old man was arrested in Paisley on [...]

2017-02-24T05:00:05+00:0024 February 2017|

Man in court over Castlemilk house murder

A 56-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man at a house in Glasgow. James Brennan is accused of killing 46-year-old John Cameron at a house in Stonebank Grove in Castlemilk on Friday. He is also charged with assaulting Marissa Murphy at the same house, last week. [...]

2017-02-21T04:41:52+00:0021 February 2017|

Anthony Stokes ordered to pay Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros

Republic of Ireland international Anthony Stokes has been ordered to pay an Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros for headbutting him in a nightclub. The Blackburn Rovers striker pleaded guilty to attacking Anthony Bradley in Buck Whaleys nightclub in Dublin on 8 June 2013. He had already agreed to give his victim [...]

2017-02-17T08:03:37+00:0017 February 2017|

Paedophile self-help site Stop It Now used 1,530 times

More than 1,500 people in Scotland visited a self-help website last year designed to stop them viewing sexual images of children. Sexual abuse prevention campaign Stop It Now also said 78 men from Scotland had called their helpline in 2016. The service offers "anonymous, effective support" to those worried about [...]

2017-02-10T09:29:42+00:0010 February 2017|

Woman embezzled £370,000 from Glasgow property firm

A woman has admitted embezzled more than £370,000 from her employer, which caused colleagues to be made redundant. Kerryanne Clarke, 38, pled guilty to transferring the money from Elmwood Construction Services Ltd into her own accounts between 2010 and 2014. As a result, a number of employees were made redundant [...]

2017-01-27T09:18:55+00:0027 January 2017|

Criminal convictions in Scotland fall to record low

The number of criminal convictions in Scotland has fallen to the lowest level on record, according to government figures. Fewer than 100,000 people were convicted in Scottish courts last year, the statistics showed. The number of people facing court proceedings also dropped by 5%. However, a record 1,156 people were [...]

2017-01-20T07:17:03+00:0020 January 2017|

Shooting victim at Glasgow school was cleared of murder

A 35-year-old man shot outside a primary school in Glasgow had been cleared of a gangland murder in 2012. Ross Monaghan had dropped his children off at St George's Primary, Penilee, shortly before the shooting happened in Muirdykes Road at about 09:05. Police Scotland said he was in a stable [...]

2017-01-17T04:16:04+00:0017 January 2017|
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